PsalmsChapter 129 · suffering and endurance

8 verses1 sections1 min readPoetry & worshipComplete KJV text

Psalms 129 contains 8 verses in the King James Version. This page presents the complete chapter, a section-by-section outline, and direct links to every verse. Its recurring subjects include suffering and endurance.

Chapter at a glance

What is in Psalms 129?

The chapter opens, “Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:” It closes in verse 8, “Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.” The outline below follows the text in order.

Primary themes: suffering and endurance
Passage: Psalms 129:1–8
Reading time: About 1 minute · 119 words

Section-by-section outline

Psalms 129 outline

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Verses 1–8
Suffering and Endurance
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:

King James Version · complete chapter

Psalms 129 KJV

¹Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: ²Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. ³The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. ⁴The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. ⁵Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. ⁶Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: ⁷Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. ⁸Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.